California's Gold

Season 21

TV-G
Huell Howser travels around California looking for interesting stories about the state's rich history, cultural diversity, landmarks, natural wonders, amazing people and points of interest, especially lesser known and out-of-the-way places.

Where to Watch California's Gold • Season 21

10 Episodes

  • Snow Goose Festival
    E1
    Snow Goose FestivalHuell travels to Chico to join the celebration of the arrival of thousands of waterfowl that come from the north to spend their winters in the temperate North Valley climate. Snow Geese, Tundra Swans, Sandhill Cranes, Pintail Ducks and many more, fill the rice fields and wildlife refuges throughout the area. The Snow Goose Festival has grown to be one of the major Birding and Wildlife events in the state of California and you’ll be amazed at the shear beauty of this spectacle.
  • Baseball Sod
    E2
    Baseball SodSpend the day with Huell at Angel's Stadium as he meets up with the good folks at West Coast Turf and learns all about the grass that they install at venues all over California.
  • Old Wood
    E3
    Old WoodJoin Huell on his quest to find some really old wood. The first stop is up in Knights Ferry to see the longest covered bridge West of the Mississippi. Then Huell goes even further back in time and walks us through the petrified forest by Calistoga, CA.
  • Starr Ranch
    E4
    Starr RanchHuell travels to Orange County to the Starr Ranch Sanctuary. He gets a special tour of the facility and takes a close look at their “Owl Cam” which is amazing. Starr Ranch Sanctuary is a 4,000 acre preserve owned and operated by the National Audubon Society. It is located in the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains in southeastern Orange County, California, approximately 60 miles southeast of Los Angeles. 100 Bell Canyon Road Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679 (949) 858-0309 http://www.starrranch.org/
  • Flagpoles
    E5
    FlagpolesHuell visits two historic flagpoles. The first was (at one time) the tallest flagpole in the world, but it's located in Calipatria, which sits 184 feet below sea level. So with its 184 foot pole, the Calipatria flag flies just at sea level. Then on toLivermore where the flagpole has an even stranger history... it's being carved into various wooden chotchkies including smaller flags!
  • California Restaurants
    E6
    California RestaurantsHuell visits two California restaurants that are great examples of “California’s Gold”. Fosters Freeze has been a tradition since 1946 when George Foster opened his first store and the company now owns over ninety locations and has become a California favorite. Founded by the five Havadijas brothers, the first Farmer Boys restaurant opened its doors in Perris, California in 1981. Their generous portions and farm-fresh food quickly gained a loyal following and at last count there were 68 Farmer Boys restaurants at locations all over Southern and Central California and in Nevada.
  • Governor's Mansion
    E7
    Governor's MansionHuell visits the old Governor's Mansion in Sacramento. Now a State Historic Park, it was home to 13 governors from 1903 to 1967. He gets a VIP tour from Kathleen Brown who lived there as a teenager when her father, Pat Brown, was governor.
  • Crookedest Street
    E8
    Crookedest StreetHuell goes in search of the crookedest street in the world. A small section of Vermont Street in the Potrero Hill section of San Francisco is just miles away from the more famous Lombard Street. Which street is crookeder? Huell grabs a gang of experts and finally solves this mystery.
  • Vincent Price Art Museum
    E9
    Vincent Price Art MuseumHuell tours the Vincent Price Art Museum, which opened in May 2011 at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park. The museum contains 9,000 items, many of which were donated by the late actor. Victoria Price leads the tour of her father's vast collection of fine art and shows why this gallery is one of Los Angeles's best kept secrets. We also look back at Huell's original 1989 'Videolog' interview with Vincent Price himself.
  • FDR's Boat
    E10
    FDR's BoatHuell takes an inspirational voyage upon Franklin D. Roosevelt's Presidential Yacht, the U.S.S. Potomac. Now stationed at Jack London Square in Oakland, the ship is operated by a staff of volunteers and is now open for public tours.

 

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